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===Game ball=== The actual ball ended up in the hands of fan Jim Baker, who attended the game with his young nephew, Bobby. Baker managed to scoop up the ball during the ensuing melee after the extra point kick, grabbed his nephew, and ran off the field. He had offered to give the ball back to the Steelers in return for lifetime [[season ticket]]s but was rebuffed. He has since declined any offer to sell it, including the highest offer of $150,000 from heavy equipment provider Ray Anthony International. Baker has instead kept this coveted piece of NFL memorabilia in a guarded bank vault in [[West Mifflin, Pennsylvania]], occasionally bringing it out for public appearances involving the Steelers, including one with Franco Harris in 1997 to commemorate the play's 25th anniversary.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://grantland.com/features/the-immaculate-reception-franco-harris-pittsburgh-steelers-owners-ball-play/ | title=How one man nabbed the most coveted piece of NFL memorabilia from the clutches of history | first=Kim | last=Gamble | publisher=Grantland | date=December 12, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://triblive.com/aande/moreaande/10296559-74/barrows-says-baker | title='Sports Detectives' investigates Immaculate Reception ball | first=Bob | last=Karlovits | publisher=Trib Total Media | date=April 30, 2016}}</ref>
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